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Spotify threatens industry with ad-skipping tool: "Skip Ahead" is available for Premium users in selected markets, and enables them to skip entire ad breaks, intros, sponsorship messages. (podnews.net)
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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

YouTube is doing the same thing.

I noticed my Android TV, with the built in YouTube app, auto skips the YouTuber’s sponsor segment.

It’s not SponsorBlock, just plain YouTube.

It’s about control.

Google/Spotify don’t get a cut from direct sponsorships. They can’t have that.

[–] PRIMEcavitationfetishist@quokk.au 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Nothing good survives capitalism. Profit motive grey goo.

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